ANCIENT ICONS

Tempera on panel. This large icon features three figures of saints, perhaps three apostles (unidentifiable because the inscriptions with their names have been almost completely erased), one of whom holds the Holy Book. The panel shows small losses of paint.

Tempera on panel. This large icon depicts Saint Charalampos, bishop of a city in Asia Minor in the 3rd century AD, who died a martyr. Around the figure of the Saint, twelve panels recount episodes from his life, particularly his martyrdom, which, according to legend, was long and repetitive, involving multiple tortures, thanks to God's intervention in saving the Saint each time, and to the conversions he induced in his executioners. The panel features small paint losses and stains of dirt.